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Alzheimer's Disease - Term Papers

Alzheimer's Disease

is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that
destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leads
to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States.
Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many American
families every year, but fortunately, a large amount of progress is being made
to combat Alzheimer's disease every year. To fully be able to comprehend and
combat Alzheimer's disease, one must know what it does to the brain, the part
of the human body it most greatly affects. Many Alzheimer's disease sufferers
had their brains examined. A large number of differences were present when
comparing the normal ...

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helix. Other
diseases that have "paired helixes" include Parkinson's disease, Down's
Syndrome, and Dementia Pugilistica. Scientists are not sure how the paired
helixes are related in these very different diseases. Neuritic Plaques are
patches of clumped material lying outside the bodies of nerve cells in the brain.
They are mainly found in the cerebral cortex, but have also been seen in other
areas of the brain. At the core of each of these plaques is a substance called
amyloid, an abnormal protein not usually found in the brain. This amyloid core
is surrounded by cast off fragments of dead or dying nerve cells. The cell
fragments include dying mitochondria, presynaptic terminals, and paired
helical filaments identical to those that are neurofibrillary tangles. Many
neuropathologists think that these plaques are basically clusters of
degenerating nerve cells. But they are still not sure of how and why these
fragments clustered together. Congophilic Angiopathy is the ...

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Added: 1/24/2007 09:32:05 PM
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Premium Paper
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